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Uber's surge pricing is dumb in places where they're competing with traditional taxi ranks. I usually pay $35-$45 for an Uber to/from the airport, but if a coup
by taneq 3y ago
Uber's surge pricing is dumb in places where they're competing with traditional taxi ranks. I usually pay $35-$45 for an Uber to/from the airport, but if a couple of flights land at once, suddenly Uber is $85+ and the taxis are only $55.
- Ridj48dhsnsh 3y agoSounds to me like it's working perfectly. The point of surge pricing is to rebalance supply and demand when demand for rides outstrips supply of drivers, whether by attracting more drivers or by discouraging price sensitive riders. Some riders at the airport will strongly prefer Uber, for whatever reason, so they're less price sensitive than you. Because you're happy to substitute an Uber for a taxi, you decrease the demand as a response to the surge pricing, preserving the limited supply of drivers for the riders who really want them (or are at least are price insensitive enough to pay for that privilege).